# Accident 19780707025229A: Cessna A185F, Unalakleet, AK, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Unalakleet, AK
- Airport: Unalakleet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 63.8885° N, 160.7991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNALAKLEET (UNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8885&lon=-160.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SH-2011-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 101 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FAA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707025229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BRAKE SYSM NIPPLE FITTING OVER TORQUED CAUSING LOSS OF HYD PRESS.ED BRAKES IN FLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC78FAA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA27), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 185 (N185SH), Unalakleet, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N185SH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881023048749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023048749A), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Trumbauersville, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Struck trees in residential area during forced landing. Fuel in off position on takeoff.
- [Accident 19760808029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808029659A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna A185F (N185SH), AK, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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